Tag: The Mexican Standoff

Hot Half Dozen: Leiden, Stefani Monteil, Monica Saldivar, The Mexican Standoff, Julieta Venegas and Yahritza y Su Esencia, Karol G

Una De Vaqueras, single by Leiden.  This is an unusual song even for the cross-border world of Music Sin Fronteras.  Leiden is a Cubano-Mexican indie singer-songwriter whose latest release is “Una De...

Hot Half Dozen: Becky G & Delilah, The Mexican Standoff, The Warning, La Morar de Vihuela and Nancy Sánchez, Eljuri, Estani

Todo, single by Becky G & Delilah.  Sweet, melodic, romantic;  beautiful voices backed by a gentle guitar until the music rises with violins, pulling your heart so you feel every word.  Spanish. ...

Music Sin Fronteras: “Ay yi yi yi yi!” Las Chorizeras

Do you know Las Chorizeras? Not the sausage, the band. If not, you should, because the four women who make up this unique Mexican-American “alt mariachi” fusion band are not only fun...

Music Sin Fronteras: Mexican rock and roll. Does your abuela have a poodle skirt?

The first rock and roll record ever recorded in Mexico was  “La Cama de Piedra” by Pablo Beltran Ruiz in 1956.  It featured a full orchestra and a men’s chorus belting out...

“The Kids Are Still In Cages” by Nancy Sanchez. A song of urgent beauty.

Nancy Sanchez is one of the most prolific and talented singer/songwriters on the American scene today, in any language. On the heels of her brilliant album La Gran Civilization, completed just over...

LA/LA Land – A Night To Remember

Usually, I don’t write about myself in LA LA Land, but this week I will make an exception because of the event and the location.  But I will keep it short. The...
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